広大な／多数の／重要な Britain land first メダル at the Beijing Winter Paralympics as skiing 星／主役にする Millie Knight 敗北・負かすs her demons to （人命などを）奪う，主張する bronze in the women's visually-impaired downhill event

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Skiing 星／主役にする Millie Knight has 配達するd 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's first メダル at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

Knight, who （機の）カム の近くに to quitting the sport after 苦しむing a number of 衝突，墜落s and concussions in 最近の years, （人命などを）奪う，主張するd bronze in the women's visually-impaired downhill on Saturday.

With the help of guide Brett Wild, the 23-year-old finished in just one minute and 23.20 seconds of a superb run on the 開始 day of the 競争.

Skiing 星／主役にする Millie Knight has 配達するd 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's first メダル at the Winter Paralympics

Knight and Wild, who 選ぶd up a silver メダル at the 2018 Games, were beaten to the gold and silver prizes by?Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova (1:19.50) and?中国's Zhu Daqing (1:21.75).

'At the start I was just thinking, find the seconds, do anything you can do to go faster, it doesn't 事柄 if you're 脅すd, keep going,' Knight said.

She then 追加するd:?'This bronze is something very special. It 階級s above our silver four years ago in Pyeongchang.

'We have gone through some 堅い things and it has changed us.

Knight （人命などを）奪う，主張するd bronze in the women's visually-impaired downhill event on Saturday

The 23-year-old overcame her demons in the sport with the help of guide Brett Wild

'Brett's belief and 信用／信任 in me has very much 奮起させるd me and made me want to do it not just for me, my family friends and sponsors but for him.

'Crossing the line with a smile on my 直面する was our No 1 goal. We genuinely didn't believe we were at the level that would get us a メダル, 特に with the 基準 at the moment.

'I feel like I'm on cloud nine and I just genuinely can't believe that this is happening to us.'

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's other competitor in the woman's visually-impaired downhill, finished fifth in what is one of her 女性 events.?